Piano lessons for adults

A List Of Books For Teaching Piano

1. ‘Tunes For Ten Fingers’ by Pauline Hall – for absolute beginners (kids and adults)

2. ‘More Tunes For Ten Fingers’ by Pauline Hall – (only up to and including page 27) for students who have completed ‘Tunes For Ten Fingers’

3.

a) ‘Theory Made Easy for Little Children Level 1′ by Lina Ng – for absolute beginners (kids)

or

b) ‘Monkey Puzzles set 1′ by Fanny Waterman – for absolute beginners (kids or adults)

4.

a) ‘Theory Made Easy for Little Children Level 2′ by Lina Ng – for students who have completed ‘Theory Made Easy for Little Children Level 1′

or

b) ‘Monkey Puzzles set 2′ by Fanny Waterman – for students who have completed ‘Monkey Puzzles set 1′

5. ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 1′ by James Bastien – for students who have completed ‘Tunes For Ten Fingers’ and ‘More Tunes For Ten Fingers’ (up to and including page 27)

6. ‘Bastien Piano Basics Theory Level 1′ by James Bastien – for students who have completed ‘Tunes For Ten Fingers’ and ‘More Tunes For Ten Fingers’ (up to and including page 27)

7. ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 2′ by James Bastien – for students who have completed ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 1′

8. ‘Bastien Piano Basics Theory Level 2′ by James Bastien – for students who have completed ‘Bastien Piano Basics Theory Level 1′

9. ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 3′ by James Bastien – for students who have completed ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 2′

10. ‘Bastien Piano Basics Theory Level 3′ by James Bastien – for students who have completed ‘Bastien Piano Basics Theory Level 2′

11. ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 4′ by James Bastien – for students who have completed ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 3′

12. ‘Bastien Piano Basics Theory Level 4′ by James Bastien – for students who have completed ‘Bastien Piano Basics Theory Level 3′

13. ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 1′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 4′ (although some students might be ready after completing ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 3′)

14. ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 1′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 4′ (although some students might be ready after completing ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 3′)

15. ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 1′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 4′ (although some students might be ready after completing ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 3′)

16. ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 2′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 1′

17. ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 2′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 1′

18. ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 2′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 1′

19. ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 3′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 2′

20. ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 3′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 2′

21. ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 3′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 2′

22. ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 4′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 3′

23. ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 4′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 3′

24. ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 4′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 3′

25. ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 5′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 4′

26. ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 5′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 4′

27. ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 5′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 4′

28. ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 6′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 5′. Prerequisite for entry: Grade 5 or above in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo Jazz subject.

29. ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 6′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 5′. Prerequisite for entry: Grade 5 or above in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo Jazz subject.

30. ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 6′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 5′. Prerequisite for entry: Grade 5 or above in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo Jazz subject.

31. ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 7′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 6′. Prerequisite for entry: Grade 5 or above in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo Jazz subject.

32. ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 7′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 6′. Prerequisite for entry: Grade 5 or above in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo Jazz subject.

33. ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 7′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 6′. Prerequisite for entry: Grade 5 or above in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo Jazz subject.

34. ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 8′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 7′. Prerequisite for entry: Grade 5 or above in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo Jazz subject.

35. ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 8′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 7′. Prerequisite for entry: Grade 5 or above in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo Jazz subject.

36. ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 8′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 7′. Prerequisite for entry: Grade 5 or above in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo Jazz subject.

37. ‘ABRSM Jazz Piano Pieces Grade 1′ by ABRSM – For students who have completed ‘Tunes For Ten Fingers’ and ‘More Tunes For Ten Fingers’. This book is for any student interested in learning one or more of the following genres: Jazz, Blues, Rock, Latin-American. This series goes up to Grade 5.

38. ‘ABRSM Jazz Piano Scales Grade 1-5′ by ABRSM – For students who have completed ‘Tunes For Ten Fingers’ and ‘More Tunes For Ten Fingers’.

39. ‘ABRSM Jazz Piano Aural Tests Grades 1-3′ by ABRSM

For students who have completed ‘Tunes For Ten Fingers’ and ‘More Tunes For Ten Fingers’.

Copyright © 2009 David Steinberg All Rights Reserved

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